USE OF ARMENIAN "APRICOTABS" ALLOWED IN THE US

YEREVAN, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The Sports Committee of the Russian
Federation submitted a bid for purchase of a large batch of Armenian
natural food supplement "Apricotabs" made of apricots. Khachik
Gevorgian, director general of the supplement-producing Hagenas
company, told NT correspondent that "Apricotabs" is envisaged for
members of Russian national sport teams.

According to him, during tests on sportsmen by the Russian office of
Med and Life company (US) "Apricotabs" helped remove fatigue so
efficiently that it was decided to check if there are any dopes in
this supplement. However, the Russian anti-dope center did not find
any banned substances in the supplement. Kh. Gevorgian said that
"Apricotabs" is made of apricots only, and every tab is equivalent to
eight fresh apricots.

The director of Hagenas company noted that tests on "Apricotabs" were
completed in Georgia and the national olympic committee of this
country is going to buy the supplement for Georgian sportsmen. The US
Federal Drug Administration has already allowed to sell "Apricotabs"
in the US.